The anniversary sermon of the Royal Humane Society
Subtitle: preached at Grosvenor Chapel, on Sunday, April 16, 1799; and at the parish church of Mitcham, on Sunday, June 30, 1799
By: By the Rev. Richard Harrison ... An appendix by the Society
Contributors: Gretton, John; Royal Humane Society (London, England)
Publisher: Printed for the Society, by J. Nichols: and sold by F. and C. Rivington ...
Published: 1799
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Drowning; Resuscitation; Lifesaving
Notes: Contents of Appendix listed on t.p.

List of stewards of the Society: t.p. verso.--List of "Medical assistants": p. 29-32.

Advertisements for other publications: p. [4]

The two odes, 'Benevolence' and 'On the use and abuse of reason', are by John Gretton.

A "second edition" was published in the same year, with same imprint and pagination.

ESTC n042638.

ESTC N42638.

Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: Sir W. Paton's executors Note: Binding: Modern buckram. From the library of Sir William Paton
Table of contents: title: An appendix by the Society. 1. Prize questions on the preservation of the lives of shipwrecked mariners. 2. Medical assistants. 3. Extraordinary cases of resuscitation. 4. Odes on reason and benevolence. 5. Process for restoring animation.